# VIG (Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF)

Vanguard · Stock ETFs · U.S. large-cap blend · data as of Oct 28, 2026

VIG paid $0.9295 a share, ex-date Sep 28, 2026, and 1.7% of its price in cash over the year to Oct 28, 2026.

Promise check: Not measured. No other ETF tracks the index it names, so its tracking cannot be measured. https://etfiq.com/promise-index/stocks/

VIG tracks an index of Dividend growth and returned +13.9% over the past year.

## Key facts

- VIG, total return, 1 year: +13.9%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- VIG, expense ratio: 0.04%, as of May 28, 2026.
- VIG, holdings: 335, as of Sep 30, 2026.
- VIG, below its high: 0.0%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- VIG, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 1.7%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- VIG, last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 28, 2026: $0.9295, as of Sep 28, 2026.
- VIG, net assets: $109.1bn (the issuer’s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026).

## VIG over each window to Oct 28, 2026

| Window | Total return | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 month | +4.4% | +0.9% |
| 3 months | +3.5% | +6.1% |
| 6 months | +9.9% | +9.1% |
| Year to date | +13.3% | +14.1% |
| 1 year | +13.9% | +13.6% |
| 3 years | +72.6% | +95.0% |
| 5 years | +64.1% | +79.8% |
| 10 years | +261.4% | +325.8% |
| Since launch | +636.9% | +757.7% |
| Since launch, annualised | +10.2% | – |

## VIG key stats

- 52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $246.61 on Aug 13, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- 52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $210.70 on Mar 30, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range: $245.96, 98% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Holdings: 335
- Top ten weight: 34.5%
- P/E ratio: 24.4 (Vanguard, Sep 30, 2026)

## VIG trading

- Not scored.
- $1,000: about $0.04, 0.004%, one way.
- $10,000: about $0.40, 0.004%, one way.
- Premium to NAV at the Oct 27 close: 0.00%; 95% of days within ±0.02%.
- Limit: midpoint + 1¢ to buy, midpoint − 1¢ to sell. At the Oct 27 close of $244.85, that’s $244.86 to buy and $244.84 to sell.
- The full trading page: https://etfiq.com/funds/vig/trading/

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What it tracks | S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index | ETFIQ |
| Fund type | Equity fund | ETFIQ |
| Category | Stocks · U.S. large-cap blend | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 485BPOS XBRL, May 28, 2026 |
| Price | $245.96 | ETFIQ |
| First traded | Apr 27, 2006 | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $109.1bn | the issuer’s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026 |
| Benchmark | Its own holdings, as of Sep 30, 2026; no other fund tracks the S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index, the index its prospectus names | ETFIQ, from its filings |
| Below its high | 0.0% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 335 | ETFIQ |
| Top ten weight | 34.5% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings as of | Sep 30, 2026 | the issuer’s month-end file |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 92.6% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 59.8% | ETFIQ |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 31.4% | ETFIQ |

## Money in and out, to Jul 31, 2026

Monthly data only. Jul 2026: +$119m, from SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone.

Computed by ETFIQ from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s NAV. Every day and month: <https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/vig.json>. Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows

## Questions

### How has VIG performed?

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VIG returned +13.9% with distributions reinvested. Over three years the number is +72.6%.

### What does VIG cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

### What does VIG hold?

335 positions as published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, with the top ten at 34.5% of the fund. 93% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.

### How far is VIG below its high?

0.0% below its high of Oct 28, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026.

### What dividend does VIG pay?

VIG pays quarterly. The last distribution was $0.9295 a share, which went ex on Sep 28, 2026.

### What is the dividend yield of VIG?

Over the 12 months to Oct 28, 2026, VIG paid cash distributions equal to 1.7% of its price at the start of the period. Its latest payment was $0.9295 a share, ex-date Sep 28, 2026.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, VIG, stock fund, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/vig
Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at <https://etfiq.com/data/>.

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